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The Forge

“Ingredient-driven cooking in a modern hotel setting.” - AA Inspector

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CHESTER, CHESHIRE

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In the heart of Chester, The Forge is the stylish restaurant within the boutique Hotel Indigo. The food philosophy is a simple one of not overcomplicating things and using the best ingredients, including wild and foraged. This means meat from named farms, game from local estates and fish from sustainable fisheries, all cooked over oak and beech logs.

Awards, accolades & Welcome Schemes

2 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence

Facilities – at a glance

The Forge

Grosvenor Park Road, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, CH1 1QQ

Phone: 01244 735745

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Opening times

Open all year

Food and Drink

Cuisine style: Modern

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About the area

Discover Cheshire

Nestled between the Welsh hills and Derbyshire Peaks, the Cheshire plains make an ideal location to take things slow and mess around in boats. Cheshire has more than 200 miles (302 km) of man-made waterways, more than any other county in England. The Cheshire Ring is formed from the Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest, Macclesfield, Trent and Mersey and Bridgewater canals. This route takes you through a lot of Cheshire, and bits of other counties as well.

While exploring the county’s waterways, covering ground on foot or admiring the typical white plaster and black timber-frame houses, make sure to have a taste of Cheshire’s most famous produce. Although Cheddar has become Britain’s most popular cheese (accounting for over half of the cheese sales in the UK), it was once Cheshire cheese that was in every workman’s pocket back in the 18th century. Its moist, crumbly texture and slightly salty taste mean it goes well with fruit, peppers or tomatoes. As well as the usual white, there are also red and blue veined varieties.